I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.

Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.

Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband.

How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business.

My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby.